Luke 12:40

therefore be ye also ready; for the Son of man cometh at a season that ye think not of.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

In Context

39And this ye know, that if the master of a house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open:

41Then said Peter unto Him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us only, or to all others likewise?

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Cross References

Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh:

Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day, nor the season in which the Son of man cometh.

Luke 21:34Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:

Romans 13:14But put on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to gratify its irregular desires.

2 Peter 3:12expecting and hastening on the coming of the day of God, whereby the heavens being set on fire shall be dissolved, and the burning elements shall be melted.

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →

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